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No. 8.

PROCLAMATION.

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir Frasos Hexuy May, Knight Commander of the Most Dis- duguished Order of Saint Michael and Saim George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same :

Whereas by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Execu- tive Commeil by Proclamation to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the sail Colony (amongst other things) Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of auch Artus, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage constwise were prohibited, aul remain prohibited until the 27th day of May, 1918, and it is expedient to continue such prohibition:

Now, therefore, T, Sir Phasors Hovey May, Kuight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, by nard with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, pro- hibit for a further period of one year from and including the 28th day of May, 1018, either to be expartel from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Aruas, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, Sulphur and Sultpetre, the last two being articles which I judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, he revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance above mentional.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 23rd day of May 1918,

By Command,

GOD SAVE Tue King.

Haus Sevem

Colonial Secretary.